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The fundamental problem as I see it: science can either produce a high rate of unreliable results or a low rate of reliable results, but the market demands a hi
by haberman 13y ago
The fundamental problem as I see it: science can either produce a high rate of unreliable results or a low rate of reliable results, but the market demands a high rate of reliable results.
The market produces the current situation because the rate of results is much easier to observe than their reliability.
No one wants to fund a study only to get no result out of it. So they end up getting an unreliable result instead.
- icelancer 13y ago>The fundamental problem as I see it: science can either produce a high rate of unreliable results or a low rate of reliable results, but the market demands a high rate of reliable results. Well said, but the market will accept a high rate of unreliable results because no one knows better.
- ballard 13y agoInteresting. Does this seem like an opportunity to measure reputation from influence, results and funding utilization? Is any site (lexis, etc) already trying this?